Outdoor Wooden Bench Glider: <a href="https://wilkerdos.com/product/bench-glider-plans/In">https://wilkerdos.com/product/bench-glider-plans/In</a> this tutorial I'm ...

This should provide sufficient protection for the wood, but to preserve the finish, keep fallen leaves brushed off (tannins will stain it), and store the bench indoors in winter.

To prevent the wood from splitting ... waiting to prime everything once the entire bench is assembled. This works when building any box that you plan to paint. I built this bench with birch ...